UFC Fight Night · Featherweight · Main event
Arnold Allen vs. Melquizael Costa
Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET · 5 rounds
Arnold Allen vs. Melquizael Costa (26-8-0): Featherweight, 5 rounds, UFC Fight Night, Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET. Arnold Allen won by Decision - Unanimous, round 5 at 5:00.
Result
Arnold Allen won by Decision - Unanimous, round 5 at 5:00.
Arnold Allen vs. Melquizael Costa by the numbers
| Arnold Allen | Melquizael Costa | |
|---|---|---|
| 21-4-0 | Record going in | 26-8-0 |
| – | Record | 26-8-0 |
| – | Wins by KO/TKO | 9 |
| – | Wins by submission | 8 |
| – | Wins by decision | 9 |
| 32 | Age | 30 |
| 5 ft 8 in | Height | 5 ft 10 in |
| 70 in | Reach | 71 in |
| Southpaw | Stance | Southpaw |
| England | Country | Brazil |
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Allen vs. Costa: earlier meetings
No earlier UFC meeting on record since January 2024.
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Last bouts
Arnold Allen: last 3 UFC bouts
- Arnold Allen (21-4-0) vs. Jean Silva (18-3-0) Jean Silva won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Allen vs. Silva fight page
- Arnold Allen (21-4-0) vs. Giga Chikadze (15-7-0) Arnold Allen won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Allen vs. Chikadze fight page
- Arnold Allen (21-4-0) vs. Movsar Evloev (20-1-0) Movsar Evloev won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Allen vs. Evloev fight page
Melquizael Costa: last 5 UFC bouts
- Dan Ige (19-12-0) vs. Melquizael Costa (26-8-0) Melquizael Costa won by KO/TKO (Spinning Back Kick), round 1 at 4:56Ige vs. Costa fight page
- Melquizael Costa (26-8-0) vs. Morgan Charrière (21-13-1) Melquizael Costa won by KO/TKO (Kick), round 1 at 1:14Costa vs. Charrière fight page
- Julian Erosa (32-14-0) vs. Melquizael Costa (26-8-0) Melquizael Costa won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Erosa vs. Costa fight page
- Christian Rodriguez (13-4-0) vs. Melquizael Costa (26-8-0) Melquizael Costa won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Rodriguez vs. Costa fight page
- Andre Fili (26-14-0) vs. Melquizael Costa (26-8-0) Melquizael Costa won by Submission (Guillotine Choke), round 1 at 4:30Fili vs. Costa fight page